From: bogin <bogin <at> YAHOO <dot> CO <dot> JP>
Date: 3 apr 2003
Subject: Re: US tour by top Japanese Amateur

And, he was also a National Junior High School Champion and Elementary
School Champion as well so it's not surprising that he has developed into
such a strong player. I wonder if he tried his luck at the Shoreikai?
Perhaps, some of the Japanese members of Shogi-L may know more.

Bill Gaudry

 --- Larry Kaufman <lkaufman <at> COMCAST <dot> NET>  $B$+$i$N%a%C%;!<%8!' (B
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bogin" <bogin <at> YAHOO <dot> CO <dot> JP>
> To: <SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL>
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 12:19 AM
> Subject: Re: US tour by top Japanese Amateur
>
>
> > This topic is a little old by I have a question about Mr.
> Shimizugami. I
> > have know doubt that he is quite strong but you refer to him as the
> > Japanese Amatuer "Grand Champion". I am not sure where you got that
> > information. The current Amatuer Meijin is Mr. Seiwa(?) Hayasaki of
> Oita
> > Prefecture. Mr. Hayasaki is the first person to win the Amatuer
> Meijin
> > title 3 times and thus was awarded the rank of 7-dan in recognition
> of his
> > accomplishment.  Mr. Shimizugami did play in the last Amatuer
> Meijin
> > tournament representing Chiba Prefecture but he was eliminated in
> the 2nd
> > round. Also, he is not on any list of former Amatuer Meijin
> winners. He
> did
> > complete in the 26th Annual Asahi Amatuer Meijin Tournament but
> once again
> > was eliminated in the 2nd round although he did advance to the
> challengers'
> > final the year before. Unfortunately, he lost and thus did not
> advance to
> > the title match. So, I was just curious where he got the title of
> "Grand
> > Champion".
> >
> > Bill Gaudry
> >
>      He explained that the title of "Grand Champion" is exactly that;
> it is
> a different tournament from "Amateur Meijin".  There are several top
> amateur
> titles, just as there are seven top Pro titles.
>
>      Larry Kaufman


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